how to pronounce décourager

/de.ku.ʁa.ʒe/

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décourager is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of décourager in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… ça c'est facile de décourager une jeune …”

meanings of décourager

verb:

To discourage.
To lose heart, lose faith.

décourager frequency in french - C2 level of CEFR

the word décourager occurs in french on average 4.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.